Bottle cooler



May 25, 1937.

W. KLEIST BOTTLE COOLER Filed Aug. 1o. 195s Patented May 25', 1937, l

UNITED STATES vluli'rENT ori-ICE BOTTIE COOLER Herman W. Kleist, Chicago, Ill., assigner to Dole Refrlgerating Machine Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation ot Illinois Application august 1o, 1933, serial Nascanna 2 claims. (ci. ca -141.)

This invention relates to bottle cooling devices .may have a series oi receptacles or an enlarged and has for its object to provide a new and imcompartment with a series oi receptacles in it, as proved device of this description. 'I'he invention shown in Fig. 3. In this construction there are has a further object to provide a simple, cheap the receptacles I and la located one above the 5 and eective device for cooling beverages while other, each arranged substantially as shown in 5 in the bottles. The invention has other objects l Figs. 1 and 2 with a plate 2 sealed in asphalt and which are more particularly pointed outl in the with the lining 4 of suitable material, the plates accompanying description. forming the bottoms of the receptacles. The VReferring now to the drawing, Fig. 1 is a view receptacle I has the doors 2a at the top and the of one form of device embodying the invention; receptacle Ia has the doors 3a at the side. In l0 Fig. 2 is a sectional view therethrough; Figs. 2 and 3, I have indicated the height oi the Fig. 31s aview showing amodiiiedconstruction: water at 9 and have indicated also some bottles Fig. 4 is an enlarged view showing the section l0 in. position.

through the cooling plate. The plate 2 is preferably a vacuum plate which l5 Like numerals refer to like parts throughout consists oi two separated sheets of metal II and 15 the several gures. I2 with a coiled pipe I3 between them, the air Referring now to the drawing, I have shown being exhausted from between the sheets so as a bottle cooler which consists of a receptacle I to form a vacuum therein so that the pressure madeup of heat insulating material. At the botoi the outside air presses the sheets tightlyagainst 20 4toni of the receptacle is a cooling plate 2. 'I'his the pipe so as to insure a strong pressure contact 20 cooling plate ypreferably extends entirely over between the pipe and the sheets II and I2. The the bottom of the receptacle so that it completely air is drawn out from between the sheets by concovers it and forms the upper face of the bottom, necting a pump with the pipe It which, after the there being below it the heat insulating member 3. air is withdrawn, is shut o by means of the The plate maybe arranged in any desirable manvalve IE. The refrigerant is circulated through 25 ner. Iprefer to provide a layer of material, such the pipe I3, entering and leaving by the pipes m asphalt, beneath the plate and between it and It and il. I have found that by means of a the heat insulating member, the plate being thus device oi this kind, and particularly with the sealed in asphalt or other suitable material. The vacuum plate. an exceedingly eicient bottle 3@ interior-of the receptacle is preferably lined, and cooler can be made at very low cost. 30 I prefer to use any suitable lining t, which may By having the water directly in contact with be e. galvanized lining if desired. The plate is the plate it cools quickly and is kept in the proper preferably soldered or brazed at the edges to the. temperature, and the cooling of the beverage in lining to make a water tight receptacle. The the bottles is eected both by the water and 35 receptacle may be made Water tight in any other directly by the plate, the bottles resting thereon. 35

manner- The receptacle is provided with a door I have found that the direct contact oi the water 5 through which the bottles may be inserted and with the plate greatly increases the eiciency of removed. e the device and insures a quick cooling of the When a single receptacle is used I prefer to beverage in the bottles and the maintaining of o mount it upon supports t so that it may be of the beverage at the proper temperature. By hav- 40 the right height to be easily accessible. An inlet ing the bottles also rest on the plate the emciency i may be Jprovided for supplying water to the is increased. receptacle, said inlet having a valve 8 by means I claim: 0f which it iS Opened and closed.` This inlet may l. A bottle cooler comprising a heat insulated e be omitted if desired and the water simply poured receptacle, ai cooling plate extending across sa'id 45 into the reliepiale The iefriserenilis circulated .receptacle so as to form the' bottom thereof, said through the plate and the upper face of the plate cooling plate comprising two separated metal makes contact with the water. This cools the sheets, a pipe through which the refrigerant is water uniformly andthe bottles are placed in the circulated between said sheets, the sheets being water with their bottoms on the top of the plate. hermetically sealed and the air being withdrawn, 50 The water is preferably of such height that the the sheets being tightly pressed against the pipe bottles will still rest on the plate and not float. by the pressure oi thefoutside air, and bottles The water may be omitted if desired and the resting on the cooling plate. bottles simply placed on the top of the cold plate. 2. A bottle cooler comprising a heat insulated Instead of providing a single receptacle I, I receptacle, a cooling plate extending across said 55 cooling plate comprising two separated metal the sheets being tightly pressed against the pipe receptacle so as to form the bottom thereof, said by the pressure of the outside air, bottles resting on the coolingplate. the receptacle being partially sheets, a. pipe through which the refrigerant is filled with water in contact with the cooling circulated between said sheets, the sheets being plate and with the bottles resting thereon. hermetically sealed and the air being withdrawn, 

